Ricky Martin: Las Vegas Residency Special To Air

GRAMMY and Latin GRAMMY winner Ricky Martin is best known as an electrifying performer, so "Ricky Martin: Behind The Vegas Residency" — scheduled to air on VH1 on Sept. 4 — should be dynamic entertainment, giving us an intimate look at the superstar.

The one-hour special will give fans a behind-the-scenes look of Martin's sold-out residency, which took place at the Park Theater of Monte Carlo Resort and Casino in April and will continue with additional spot dates through Sept 23.

Nominated in consecutive years between the 41st GRAMMY Awards for 1998 and the 44th GRAMMY Awards for 2001, and more recently scoring his second GRAMMY win for Best Latin Pop Album at the 58th GRAMMY Awards, Martin has proven to be a man who crosses boundaries — with his music, charity work and status as a gay icon.

Martin's intervening years also brought him three Latin GRAMMY wins: Music Video for 2001 for "She Bangs" and two awards for 2007 MTV Unplugged, both the album and the long-form video. In 2006 he was honored as The Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year, an annual Latin GRAMMY Week event supporting the Latin GRAMMY Cultural Foundation.

Just as Martin puts a cap on his Las Vegas residency, Latin GRAMMY season will be in full swing. Latin GRAMMY nominations will be announced on Sept. 20 and the 18th Annual Latin GRAMMY Awards will be held on Nov. 16 in Las Vegas.

Ricky Martin Extends All In Las Vegas Residency

Ricky Martin is "Livin' La Vida Loca" in Las Vegas since he announced an additional 12 dates to his residency there, adding dates between March 15, 2018, and June 3.

The GRAMMY winner has been performing his All In residency since April at Park Theater at Monte Carlo Resort and Casino in Las Vegas. Martin's show features 21 of his biggest hits, including crowd-pleasers such as "Livin' La Vida Loca," "Shake Your Bon Bon," "Cup Of Life," "La Bomba," and "Vente Pa' Ca."

This announcement follows a Sept. 4 documentary on VH1 titled "Ricky Martin: Behind The Vegas Residency," which gave viewers all the behind-the-scenes scoop on the singer/songwriter's sold-out residency so far.

After performing at the XS Nightclub on Jan. 10, Drake, who won his fourth GRAMMY award when "God's Plan" won Best Rap Song at the 61st GRAMMY Awards, enthusiastically Instagram-ed the message "new home." "I'll be back here at XS all year," Drake called out during the set. "You'll have a lotta chances to see me."

While the first two are coming in May, the subsequent three are not yet announced, and Wynn Las Vegas wants it understood that Drake's performances in its medium-size venue are about more than their rumored $2-million-apiece price tag.

"This can't just be about a show, about dates on a calendar," said XS Executive Vice President and Managing Partner of Nightlife Alex Cordova. "It has to be more important." Rather than a "residency," both XS and Drake's team are viewing the additional dates as a "partnership" presenting up-close-and-personal experiences impossible in an arena. "This is more about how we bring Drake into the concept of Wynn Las Vegas," he said.

Tickets are available at the XS Nightclub's website. 360-degree virtual tours of XS Nightclub and its Encore Beach Club surroundings are also available, but Cordova said plans are afoot to modify the medium-size stage environment for Drake's May performances. Cordova believes the venue's creative collaboration with Drake will lead to more artists seeking residency-plus relationships with Las Vegas venues in the future.

On Feb. 26, Janet Jackson and Las Vegas' Park MGM resort announced the multiple GRAMMY winner's residency dates for May, July and August at the Park Theater. Her show is titled "Metamorphosis" and emphasizes her personal transformation as well as observing the 30th anniversary of her 1989 album Rhythm Nation 1814.

"Fans will follow her path to self-love, empowerment, motherhood and activism, amidst the challenges faced along her personal journey," reads the show's description at Park MGM. "She encourages her audiences to find their own light within themselves through her Metamorphosis."

Hey u guys, I’m so excited to announce my new Vegas residency, “Metamorphosis”! A celebration of my journey and the 30th anniversary of #RhythmNation! I’llbe at the @parkmgm in May, July & August. Link in bio. 💜 #MetamorphosisVegas

The dates start on May 17, with five more shows that month, ending on May 26. Jackson will return on July 24, rounding out the run with seven more shows leading up to her Aug. 10 final Metamorphosis performance.

Jackson's 2018 Daddy Yankee collaboraton "Made For Now" was her 41st hit to enter Billboard's Hot 100 chart. Jackson has topped that chart 10 times between 1986's "When I Think Of You" and her 2001 song "All For You," winner of Best Dance Recording at the 44th GRAMMY Awards.

Tickets go on sale to the general public on March 2, however members of Janet Jackson's fan club as well as Citi card-holders receive early access on Feb. 27.

On April 24, the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) released its Global Music Report 2018, reviewing and tabulating the business fortunes of the recording industry last year worldwide. The music industry grew overall in 2017 by more than 8 percent to $17.3 billion, led by streaming revenues which grew more than 41 percent. "We're not getting complacent," said Warner Music Group CEO of international and global commercial services Stu Bergen at the report's release event in London. "We've fought too hard to get here and, after 15 years of decline, there's still plenty of room to grow." Last year was the third consecutive year of growth for the first time this century.

The IFPI report credited Ed Sheeran's "Shape Of You" as last year's top song followed by Luis Fonsi's "Despacito." While top sellers and the 176 million subscribers paying for premium music accounts make for good news, IFPI chief executive Frances Moore warned that "there is a structural fault in the system" because of the value gap. Combining paid and ad-supported streaming for music, revenues total $5.6 billion with 272 million users overall. On the video side, revenues are $856 million, much less, with more than 1.3 billion users, much more. "Until we fix that structural defect to the market it will always be a struggle," said Moore.

In 32 global markets, digital is now more than half of all revenues. Physical sales and downloads have continued to decline. Without counting video, streaming is 33 percent of all revenues. In 2017, adding video back in bumps that 5 percent up to 38 percent from all digital. If the value gap wasn't holding back fair music revenue for video streams, that video bump would be much more substantial.

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